Neuroscience

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Across
  1. 1. the lower region of the brain.
  2. 3. the "quiet" areas in the cerebral cortex
  3. 5. serves as the brain's switchboard.
  4. 6. connects t he brain's two hemispheres by a bundle of neural fibers
  5. 7. used medically to treat severe epilepsy
  6. 11. connects the CNS to the rest of the body which is made up of the nerves and the neurons.
  7. 15. structure responsible for respiration and heartbeat.
  8. 16. the hindbrain, responsible for coordinating balance and fine muscle movement (and come perception and cognition)
  9. 18. the collection of upper-level brain structures
  10. 19. responsible for coordinating movement patterns, sleep, and arousal.
Down
  1. 1. part of the limbic system involved in forming and retrieving memories
  2. 2. connects the CNS to sensory receptors and controls the skeletal muscles.
  3. 4. transmits information through electrical and chemical signals.
  4. 8. the part of the nervous system that contains the brain and spinal cord.
  5. 9. govern motor control, speech production, and higher functions.
  6. 10. heritability attempts to identify how much genetics play a role in part of differing traits among individuals of a population.
  7. 12. helps govern drives and hormones
  8. 13. involved in audition, language, comprehension, memory, and some emotional control
  9. 14. the molecular unit of heredity of a living organism.
  10. 17. a structure associated with sleep, waking, movement, and dreaming.